1. Classroom Design Amanda Love Whittaker March 4, 2015 Classroom Design 1 st grade

2. Security and Shelter Having a spacious classroom can make the students feel less over whelmed. Here there are gutters used as book shelves to provide more room into the classroom. http://misswallacekinders.weebly.com/ocean-week-1.html

3. Social Contact Not only is space important to remember when organizing desks, but how well the students will work together in groups and the number of people in each group. Rows would be idealistic if choosing to have one to two partners. http://thecornerstoneforteach ers.com/free- resources/organization/classr oom-seating-arrangements http://www.opencolleges.e du.au/informed/features/2 0-ways-to-better-organize- your-classroom/

4. Symbolic Identification Covering space in the hall way, decorating desks, and even hanging things from the ceiling has a wonderful effect. Students will work hard and appreciate their work being displayed. Also it will show the many different personalities and voice from each student. Keeping in mind not to over do it. This is something I found where the students painted a self-portrait on bulletin board paper. They then typed an autobiography. http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/free-resources/organization/bulletin-boards

5. Task Instrumentality Labeling stations with picture instructions will help students follow what I instructionally taught days or weeks later. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f5/54/dd/f554dd3252ae0ca6ca7b36d2181a34d7.jpg

6. Pleasure I plan to have a Wildlife theme to my classroom. This will help for assignments that I can manipulate to fit this theme then place on the walls to go along with the other decorations and making a warm and inviting atmosphere. http://skippersjungle.blogspot.com/2012/07/lots-of-classroom-theme-ideas.html

7. Growth Changing out additional posters, books, and hands on stations that pertain to what we are currently learning about will give them extra things to read, explore, and learn on their own. Just giving them the materials to further their interests. http://hellogiggles.com/the-traveling-reader/bag-of-books